HIST 1250 Lecture : [Sept 20] Lecture 05
7 Dec 2013
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The importance of christianity and a religious tradition. Learning is accomplished in the monasteries and cathedral schools. Most of aristotle"s work is lost, more of plato conserved. The monk alcuin establishes the curriculum based on the 7 liberal arts. Logic, grammar, and rhetoric, geometry, music, astronomy, arithmetic. The foundations of education in the western world. The heavy plow: allows europeans to clear farmland, too expensive for one farmer, collective ownership, communal farming. The horse: replacement of the ox, horse is faster, more endurance, new collar, farmers can live farther from fields (faster transportation), creating of villages. The three field rotation: adding another field, increases production, three year cycle. Agricultural revolution: more plants, better diet, surplus- lead to urbanization. Revival of trade, south in venice, italy; north in modern day belgium. Cities of europe have decreased in population, begin to regrow in 11th and 12th century. Building spree in the cities, economic surplus, castles and cathedrals.
